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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 09, 1999
Filed:
Nov. 02, 1995
Applicant:
Inventor:
Masahiko Chaya, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
235383 ; 235385 ;
Abstract
An auto-changer has a shelf which holds magazines that contained differently sized cartridges. The magazines are conveyed to a recording/reproducing device and include discrimination information concerning the cartridges contained therein. Sensors detect the discrimination information, and a conveyor conveys the magazine between the housing shelf and the recording/reproducing devices based on the detected information.